GMC Terrain vs Hyundai Santa FE

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	GMC Terrain	Hyundai Santa FE
Complaints on file	4,355	10,385
Model years covered	2010–2026	2001–2026
Worst model year	2012	2013
Best model year	2022	2026
Crashes reported	192	540
Fires reported	48	313
Injuries reported	156	349
Deaths reported	1	10
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	9.1%	11.7%

GMC Terrain by year

426 557 500 485 385 384 183 181 324 299 299 53 71 69 74 26 39

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,269 29.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 504 11.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 463 10.6%

Electrical System 346 7.9%

Other & Unspecified 303 7.0%

Brakes 287 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 272 6.2%

Airbags 167 3.8%

Hyundai Santa FE by year

293 219 390 386 300 143 983 718 507 333 268 475 807 680 332 288 1,266 143 272 288 240 302 316 201 187 48

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,613 25.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 956 9.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 906 8.7%

Electrical System 849 8.2%

Brakes 728 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 714 6.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 583 5.6%

Airbags 512 4.9%